SOUTHLAND: BRIEFLY : HIGHWAY 126 CRASH KILLS 2, INJURES 2.Two people were killed in a four-car crash Saturday on Highway 126, a two-lane state highway infamous for traffic fatalities. Frank Robert Salcido, 32, of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. and Sergio Zamora, 19, of Ventura were killed shortly after 6:55 a.m. Saturday along the highway about a mile and a half west of the Ventura County line, officials said. The state highway between Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, and Fillmore was closed from Piru to Interstate 5 for more than seven hours during the day as CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officials cleared the roadway and determine what had gone wrong. There were 220 collisions on the Ventura side of the highway in 1996, up from 192 in 1995. Six people died on that stretch of highway last year, the same as 1995 but down from eight deaths in 1994. ?13Daily News Smoking linked to fatal Eagle Rock fire EAGLE ROCK - Careless cigarette smoking was the apparent cause of a fire at an Eagle Rock home that left a 44-year-old woman dead and a 77-year-old woman injured, the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. said Saturday. Firefighters sent to the two-story home in the 2100 block of Norwalk Avenue at 10:32 p.m. Friday found the upper floor engulfed in flames In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. Along with Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates, they pioneered what is now known as melodic death metal. , said Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. It took 25 firefighters 26 minutes to put out the blaze, Humphrey said. The 44-year-old woman died at the scene, he said. The 77-year woman suffered second-degree burns to her neck and face, as well as minor smoke inhalation Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. , he said. Humphrey said that ``careless cigarette smoking'' apparently was the cause of the fire. ?13City News Service Aftershock af·ter·shock n. 1. A quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following a large earthquake in the same area. 2. rolls through Inyo County LITTLE LAKE - An aftershock to the Coso Earthquake rattled this Inyo County area Saturday but no damage or injuries were reported, authorities said. The magnitude-3.5 temblor hit at 4:01 p.m. and was centered 17 miles east-northeast of town, according to Kate Hutton, a seismologist seis·mol·o·gy n. The geophysical science of earthquakes and the mechanical properties of the earth. seis at the California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology, at Pasadena, Calif.; originally for men, became coeducational in 1970; founded 1891 as Throop Polytechnic Institute; called Throop College of Technology, 1913–20. . The earthquake was an aftershock to the 5.3-magnitude earthquake of Nov. 27, she said. The area 150 miles north of Los Angeles has had several aftershocks to that quake. ?13Associated Press Area club schedules Valentine's Day dance WOODLAND HILLS - The West Valley Boys & Girls Club will hold its third annual Valentine's Day Dinner Dance on Feb. 8 at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel, 21850 OxnardSt. Cocktails will begin at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $150 per person. Actor Beau Bridges will be the master of ceremonies for the event. Proceeds will benefit the West Valley Boys & Girls Club. The organization runs an after-school program at Calvert Street Elementary School in Woodland Hills, featuring homework assistance, conflict resolution, a computer lab, arts, crafts, sports and game room activities to children 7 to 12 years of age. The club plans to open a second site at Columbus Middle School in Canoga Park. For ticket information, call (818) 340-3561. ?13Daily News |
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